Abracadiet, I’m Tipsy!

Alcohol consumption usually starts off small. At least from my experience and others, I know.

As I got older, it was rewarding to have a glass of wine at the end of a hard work week.

Over time, I started with wine on Friday, and by Sunday consume over 10 different variations of spirits!! And I was diabetic, HELLO!

I was actually using alcohol to quench my thirst, versus water.

I would participate in this type of drinking every other weekend. Even with the gaps in consumption, my tolerance built.

According to the CDC people between the ages of 18-34, with a combined household income of $75,000, will be binge drinkers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Binge Drinking) Also, most of the individuals are male (CDC).

Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks if male and 4 or more drinks if female within a 2-hour period (CDC).

It is important to remember that alcohol also has energy calories, which are equal to 7 calories per gram.

However, alcohol is not a nutrient. It is not needed, and overconsumption can have very harmful consequences like liver disease, acute pancreatitis, and renal diseases.

Over time in my experience, the effects were carrying over to the beginning of my work week.

I was very tired and had to use energy drinks just to function in my weekday afternoons.

I literally had no energy to get through a 30-minute exercise set.

Then it led to me having cravings for unhealthy snacks, and overconsumption of other foods.

So, while I was not drinking alcohol every day, based on the amounts I was drinking during the weekend, it felt like I was drinking 3 cocktails a day, for the entire 7 days of the week.

Luckily, I was able to recognize this as a problem and drastically reduce my intake.

For months, I literally did not drink alcohol.

Now I just have the occasional drink, mostly in social sessions, and limit my intake to 1-2 drinks.

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Reference:

Binge Drinking. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reviewed December 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm. Accessed January 7, 2022.